Penn State Dance Marathon Raises more than $6.6 Million
posted 11:44 am Mon February 25, 2008 - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP)
Hundreds of Penn State students have raised more than $6.6 million for charity in the annual dance marathon. The 708 dancers went without sleeping or sitting for 46 hours beginning at 6 p.m. Friday in Bryce Jordan Center. They paused hourly to do a line dance loaded with pop culture references.
Marathon spokesman Mike Petrasek says the center "just went nuts" when the total was posted at the end of the event Sunday. The amount is almost $1.4 million more than last year's total.
Participants at the event known as "Thon" raise money for a charity that benefits pediatric cancer research and care at Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Marathon spokesman Mike Petrasek says the center "just went nuts" when the total was posted at the end of the event Sunday. The amount is almost $1.4 million more than last year's total.
Participants at the event known as "Thon" raise money for a charity that benefits pediatric cancer research and care at Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)Latest Comment on Penn State Dance Marathon Raises more than $6.6 Million
RandyL
7:00 am on 02/26/08
The winner is......The Fonz....Again.
Not a member yet? Click Here to sign up.
Please leave your comments below:
Messages that harass, abuse or threaten other members; have obscene or otherwise objectionable content; have spam, commercial or
advertising content or inappropriate links may be removed and may result in the loss of your posting privileges.
Please do not post any private information unless you want it to be available publicly.
Never assume that you are completely anonymous and cannot be identified by your posts.
© 2008 Harrisburg Television, Inc.
© 2008 The Associated Press
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The 'RUNNING MAN' icon is a registered trademark of America Online, Inc.
abc27 News to leave comments on news stories.